Wednesday, 31 October 2012

Halloween in Gotham City

I recently had the chance the star in my ultimate fantasy photoshoot... so I opted for living out my fantasy to the extreme..being Batgirl for the night. I was contacted by Ian Macaulay, earlier this year, his hobby is photographing Redheads.He finds them in all sorts of places, on the street, word of mouth, through friends or online like how me stumbled on my scarlet locks!We met up for a tea in town and immediately I knew that this was my chance to get on my Batgirl gear and tackle some criminals.We discussed various options, from me with a motorbike (or Batbike) to standing on the top of a tall building but in the end this alley way off Oxford Street with the BT Tower in the background was the chosen spot.The photoshoot took place at midnight, in cold wet conditions, beside a drain so it was all very Gotham City like. I developed a whole new appreciation for models doing this shoot as I had to keep completely still for the lighting to work and was in agony kneeling down! Firstly Ian photographed me, and then his assistant lit up each wall in order to get the comic book style colouring. I was blown away by their creativity and commitment to making my dream shoot become real.For me the other challenge was finding my outfit, rather than the classic purple and yellow Batgirl I opted for the darker femme fatale...a tight pvc bodysuit and I made gauntlets and a cape to match.Not sure what I am going to do with my portrait yet. Ian suggested I blow it up and cover a wall in my flat like a proper poster girl! But think I'll just share it here for now!You can see Ian's other Redhead photoshoots here - www.ianshootsredheads.com.And if you're a Redhead and fancy being photographed, get in touch with him!